CNR in the News

February 9, 2018
Amy Bass (@bassab1) is a professor of history at The College of New Rochelle. She is the author of "Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete" and "One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together." As the former supervisor of NBC's Olympic Research Room, she is a veteran of eight Olympics, with an Emmy win in 2012.Read More >>

December 19, 2017
Cyndy DiPietrantonio is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of ALEX AND ANI, an omnichannel retailer of meaningful, eco-conscious jewelry and accessories to positively empower and connect humanity.Read More >>

November 22, 2017
As allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men continue to surface, many are noting a need for deeper conversations surrounding the complexity of power dynamics and how they impact the workplace. Dr. Amy Bass teaches numerous courses at the College of New Rochelle where she says the conversation about male and female relationships in and out of the workplace is ongoing.Read More >>

May 25, 2017
Dr. Amy Bass, professor of history and director of the Honors Program, is a commentator on Episode 7, "Battle of the Sexes," in the CNN series Soundtracks. The eight-part series explores the songs that define our history, from the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. to the Stonewall Riots. Read More >>

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February 6, 2017
The healthcare job market is forecast to grow 20 percent between 2014 and 2024, he says, and “Nursing has a projected 19 percent growth rate through 2022, which will provide my grads a lot of jobs.”.Read More >>

February 6, 2017
Super Bowl LI didn't solve anything. But an America that did not come together to watch a presidential inauguration, regardless of what kind of alternative facts people want to put out there, did, as always, watch a football game.Read More >>

January 11, 2017
Also among the critics of the plan: private universities. Multiple school officials told the New York Post they fear the plan will hinder enrollment at their schools, which compete with public universities for the same students.Read More >>

August 29, 2016
Realizing she needed to speak English if she wanted to move forward, she put her entire all into learning the language. "Soon I was speaking at a conversational level and could help my parents with everyday communications," she said.Read More >>

August 18, 2016
While Brazilian police were yanking two American swimmers off their flight home on Wednesday night, over at the track, three American women were doing something unprecedented: they swept the 100m hurdles.Read More >>

August 5, 2016
Most recently, HBO's detailed expose of IOC practices, from the lavish demands of members to the exacting standards it places on a host city that can threaten its very survival, has made some question whether the Olympics can continue in its current model.. Read More >>

July 7, 2016
But even as the Olympics provide moments that cut through and distract from many of the problems and concerns with moments of greatness, it is important to remember that the Olympics are also a window into the world in which we live. Read More >>

June 16, 2016
CNR noted in its announcement that its review process throughout the fall involved conversations with thousands of stakeholders, including Ursuline nuns, faculty, students and alumni. The college’s board of trustees unanimously voted to make the School of Arts & Sciences coed in December. Read More >>

June 16, 2016
Another honoree, Tiffani Blake, dean of students at the College of New Rochelle, agreed, saying that a young workforce would be attracted to creative companies that are "big on diversity and are willing to take risks." Read More >>

June 7, 2016
At age 18, Jeannot inherited the family’s Section 8 apartment and became the head of her household. She was now the primary caretaker of her two disabled brothers and the family breadwinner with no time to grieve. Read More >>

May 16, 2016
Russell is an Emmy-award winning journalist who has covered breaking news stories across the country, anchoring from the scene of the Newtown, Connecticut, Sandy Hook school massacre and providing extended coverage on the killing of Osama Bin Laden.Read More >>

May 2, 2016
“It’s been a dream of mine to play in college. I’ve been training for this since the fifth grade,” he said. “It’s a great school with great academics and great athletics, and just going up there, there was this kind of feel that every athlete there wanted to win and trained to win. That’s the kind of environment I wanted to be around.”Read More >>

May 2, 2016
“I feel we just really have a responsibility, those of us who either figured out the secret sauce or just burst our way in through those doors, whether you were welcomed or not,” Hochul said. “You have a responsibility to help others find that pathway.”Read More >>

April 14, 2016
Kevin Cavanagh, vice president for enrollment management at The College of New Rochelle, said that since the Great Recession, people have started to take the costs associated with a four-year degree into much stronger consideration.Read More >>

April 6, 2016
The articulation agreement signed last Wednesday will allow WCC students to gain entry to The College of New Rochelle’s School of Arts and Sciences with a minimum of 60 credits and be accepted with junior class status.Read More >>

March 19, 2016
From the moment she walked into the Castle at the College of New Rochelle, Myrlie Evers-Williams was accompanied by a cluster of admirers and well-wishers. The cluster at this academic convocation last Thursday would be there until she stood alone behind the podium to express her gratitude as a recipient of a Doctor of Humane Letters.Read More >>

February 2, 2016
It's Super Bowl time again, and with that comes all the usual kind of football questions: How will five-time MVP quarterback Peyton Manning match up against the Carolina Panthers' defense? Will Manning snag one more title before he retires, or will rising star Cam Newton lead his team to their first Super Bowl title? Oh, and will the balls be properly inflated?Read More >>